Making my ribbon look more like AutoCad

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Good morning folks, hope everyone is well. Thank you very much for your support over the past 6 months. I appreciate your time. 
 Version: V8i [SELECTseries 10) 
 Making my ribbon look more like AutoCad 
 I am having an issue accessing the quick access toolbar, and customizing the ribbon to look more like Auto Cad. 
 Any assistance would be great, at your convenience. 
 
 Thank you. 
 
 John G.

Andrew Bell · Answer

Just to add to what has already been mentioned in this discussion, if you are used to working in an AutoCad environment you might be interested in the Supported AutoCAD Keyins that are available in both MicroStation V8i and CONNECT Edition. 
 Also, as Mark Winegar mentioned, you may also be interested in the new workflow introduced in MicroStation CONNECT Edition (Update 15) that emulates the AutoCad ribbon menus. 
 New in MicroStation CONNECT Edition Update 15 - The General Workflow

MaryB · Answer

Along with the others, I want to emphasize that V8i (SS10 or any other version) does not have a ribbon and will never look like AutoCAD. 
 You can edit your function keys to more closely resemble the ones in AutoCAD. You can play with your mouse buttons to assign them the commands that will most closely emulate what you are used to, but the interface appearance can't be changed significantly, and has no ribbon. 
 If you are able to update to CONNECT, that will look more similar for your comfort. But if you are staying with V8i, then I suggest you learn the software as is. You could spend more time trying to make it perform "just so" than you would learning it straight. 
 I understand the feeling. I hate going back to AutoCAD because it doesn't look or behave the same way as MicroStation. But it's not MicroStation - it's AutoCAD. I make a few simple adjustments, and then I just work with what the program gives me.

Making my ribbon look more like AutoCad

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